Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Who constructed the first mechanical reaper?
a. | Cyrus McCormick | c. | Samuel Morse | b. | Robert Fulton | d. | John Deere |
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By 1860, the Midwest and the East were united by a network of
a. | roads. | c. | canals. | b. | railroad tracks. | d. | steam-powered
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With other workers of the same skills, workers formed
a. | strikes. | c. | trade unions. | b. | famines. | d. | prejudices. |
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Famine caused people from which country to immigrate to the United
States?
a. | Britain | c. | Spain | b. | Ireland | d. | Germany |
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Arriving between 1820 and 1860, the second largest group of immigrants was
from
a. | Britain. | c. | Spain. | b. | Ireland. | d. | Germany. |
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6.
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What was "king" and the main topic of conversation in the
South?
a. | politics | c. | cotton | b. | sugarcane | d. | slavery |
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A shortage of what would have devastating consequences for the South during the
Civil War?
a. | canals | c. | rivers | b. | railroads | d. | roads |
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What large group of Southerners owned small farms of about 50 to 200
acres?
a. | yeomen | c. | rural poor | b. | plantation owners | d. | tenant farmers |
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Who watched over the enslaved household workers and tended to them when they
became ill?
a. | plantation owner | c. | yeomen | b. | plantation wife | d. | tenant farmers |
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Most enslaved people on plantations worked as
a. | domestics. | c. | field hands. | b. | carpenters. | d. | blacksmiths. |
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Land, labor, and capital are often called
a. | cotton textiles. | c. | factors of production. | b. | certificates of
credit. | d. | the Industrial
Revolution. |
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Who led a group of enslaved African Americans in rebellion against their
slaveholders in 1831?
a. | Frederick Douglass | c. | Harriet Tubman | b. | Nat Turner | d. | Daniel
Christian |
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Most factory workers lived in
a. | farm communities. | c. | factory housing. | b. | slums. | d. | rural areas. |
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To put pressure on employers, workers staged
a. | famines. | c. | trade unions. | b. | deteriorating conditions. | d. | strikes. |
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Many immigrants from which country became servants and factory workers?
a. | Germany | c. | Britain | b. | Ireland | d. | Scotland |
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What transformed the stagnant economy of the South into a prosperous, robust
economy?
a. | tobacco | c. | cotton | b. | rice | d. | sugarcane |
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The largest group of whites in the South were
a. | rural poor. | c. | tenant farmers. | b. | yeomen. | d. | plantation
owners. |
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What group of Southerners measured their wealth partly by the number of enslaved
people they controlled?
a. | yeomen | c. | plantation owners | b. | rural poor | d. | tenant farmers |
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Enslaved people needed an extended family because they
a. | could do more work. | c. | could be sold. | b. | could have family
songfests. | d. | liked large
families. |
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What made it a crime to teach enslaved people to read or write?
a. | spirituals | c. | overseers | b. | slave codes | d. | credits |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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It took ____________________ phases to complete the industrialization of the
North.
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By 1852, there were 23,000 miles of ____________________ in the United
States.
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23.
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The mechanical reaper was invented by ____________________.
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24.
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In 1842, a ____________________ court ruled that it was legal for workers to
strike.
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25.
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As more factories sprang up, the population of ____________________ grew.
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26.
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The Know-Nothing political party in the United States was formed by
____________________.
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27.
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When Eli Whitney invented the ____________________, the economy of the South was
transformed.
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28.
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In the ____________________, the main crops were tobacco and wheat.
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29.
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Even though natural ____________________ were very important to transportation
in the South, there were very few canals.
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30.
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The few African American plantation owners often purchased members of their own
____________________ to free them.
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31.
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Congress outlawed the ____________________ trade in 1808.
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32.
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The South had much lower ____________________ rates than the North because fewer
people attended school.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Peter Cooper | d. | Samuel Morse | b. | nativists | e. | Nat Turner | c. | credit |
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33.
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built first United States steam locomotive
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34.
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transmitted first telegraph message
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35.
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members of Know-Nothing Party
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36.
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a form of loan
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37.
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enslaved African American who rebelled
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | industry | d. | agriculture | b. | cotton gin | e. | fixed costs | c. | overseer |
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38.
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increased cotton processing
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39.
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the North's main income
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40.
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the South's main income
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41.
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regular expenses
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42.
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plantation manager
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